Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Serengeti is Tanzania’s first national park and therefore the oldest of all national parks in this country. The park covers an area of 14750 km2 and lies at an altitude between 920 to 1,850 metres above sea level.

Serengeti National Park is the most popular park in Tanzania because of its wildlife volumes and the annual wildebeest migration. The park enjoys a diverse vegetation cover of savanna, woodland, grasslands and riverine forest.

The diversity of wildlife in this park is unbelievable, the park is home to huge numbers lions, Zebras, Wildebeest, Gazelles, Topis, Waterbucks ,Buffaloes, Giraffes, Impala, Dik dik, Elands, Hippos, Hartebeest, Roan Antelopes, Honey Badgers, Cheetahs, Hyenas, Warthogs, Kudu, Klipspringer, Elephants, Leopards, Rhinos,etc. The list of animals in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park cannot be exhausted.

This national park has recorded more than 500 bird species including the lesser Flamingos, Oxpeckers, Ostriches etc.

The park can be accessed by both road and air transport.